High Risk Dams in Kentucky

Kentucky has 104 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 269 high hazard dams in Kentucky, 104 (38%) have concerning condition ratings — 89 rated poor and 15 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Cannon Creek Dam	Bell	125	Poor	Water Supply	1972
Cranks Creek Lake Dam	Harlan	120	Poor	Recreation	1963
Willisburg Lake Dam	Washington	77	Poor	Water Supply	1968
Taylor Fork Lake Dam	Madison	76	Poor	Recreation	1966
Renfro Dam	Rockcastle	72	Poor	Water Supply	1968
Greenbo Lake Dam	Greenup	70	Poor	Recreation	1955
Wiley Miller Dam	Perry	68	Poor	Recreation	1972
Lake Carnico Dam	Nicholas	68	Poor	Recreation	1963
Corinth Lake Dam	Grant	67	Poor	Recreation	1962
Beech Creek Dam	Clay	67	Poor	Water Supply	1963
Kincaid Creek Dam	Pendleton	66	Poor	Recreation	1961
Martin County Water District No 1 Dam	Martin	66	Poor	Water Supply	1969
Campton Lake Dam	Wolfe	65	Poor	Water Supply	1963
Liberty Reservoir Dam	Casey	65	Poor	Water Supply	1979
Hollybush Dam	Perry	65	Poor	Other	1988
Mill Creek Mps 4	Monroe	63	Poor	Recreation	1972
Boltz Lake Dam	Grant	62	Poor	Recreation	1956
Red Lick Creek Frs 5	Madison	61	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1980
Guist Creek Lake Dam	Shelby	60	Poor	Water Supply	1961
South Fork Beargrass Creek Dry Bed Dam	Jefferson	60	Poor	Other	1984
Lower Alexandria Dam	Campbell	58	Poor	Recreation	1958
Campbell County Lake Dam	Campbell	56	Poor	Recreation	1962
Mud River Mps 51 - Lake Malone Dam	Muhlenberg	56	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Red Lick Creek Mps 1	Madison	55	Poor	Water Supply	1974
Pigeon Roost Creek Frs 3	Jackson	53	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	2009
Chamberlain Branch Frs 1	Estill	52	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Pigeon Roost Creek Mps 1	Jackson	50	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1995
Rice Lake Dam	Lincoln	49	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1953
Fox Creek Frs 6a	Fleming	49	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
Salt Lick Creek Mps 3	Bath	49	Poor	Recreation	1982
Lake Vega	Madison	48	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1943
Olive Hill Reservoir Dam	Carter	47	Poor	Water Supply	1957
Fox Creek Frs 2	Fleming	47	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Panbowl Lake	Breathitt	46	Poor	Recreation	1961
Caney Creek Frs 6	Grayson	46	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1966
Pigeon Roost Creek Frs 2	Jackson	45	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1992
Lower Berea Reservoir Dam	Madison	44	Poor	Water Supply	1950
Clements Lake Dam	Rowan	44	Poor	Recreation	1950
Buck Creek Frs 4	Lincoln	44	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Fox Creek Mps 4	Fleming	43	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1968
Homestead Lake Dam	Hopkins	42	Poor	Recreation	1940
Walker Construction Dam	Menifee	42	Poor	Other	1967
Zachariah Lake Dam	Lee	40	Poor	Other	1950
Elkhorn Lake Dam	Letcher	40	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1912
Marion County Sportsmans Dam	Marion	40	Poor	Recreation	1953
Lexington Reservoir 3 Dam	Fayette	40	Poor	Recreation	1902
Melvin Stinson Lake Dam	Todd	39	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1958
Lower County Squire Dam	Kenton	39	Poor	Recreation	1996
East Fork Clarks River Frs 28a	Marshall	38	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Red Lick Creek Frs 12	Madison	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
Bryan Lake Dam	Muhlenberg	35	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Fordsville Lake Dam	Ohio	35	Poor	Water Supply	1963
Upper Alexandria Dam	Campbell	35	Poor	Recreation	1930
Bullitt County Sportsmens Club Dam	Bullitt	35	Poor	Recreation	1950
Otter Lake Dam No 2	Hopkins	35	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1979
Upper County Squire Dam	Kenton	35	Poor	Recreation	1996
Crystal Lake Dam	Oldham	34	Poor	Recreation	1965
Salt Lick Creek Frs No 5	Bath	34	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Northern Ky Airport Dam	Boone	33	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Salt Lick Creek Frs 1	Menifee	33	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Lake Peewee Dam	Hopkins	32	Poor	Water Supply	1953
Mitchell Hill Lake Dam	Jefferson	32	Poor	Recreation	1970
Stewart Creek Frs No 2	Hopkins	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Little Kentucky River Frs No 7	Henry	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Donaho Lake Dam	Boyd	31	Poor	Recreation	1960
Curtis Begley Lake	Owsley	31	Poor	Recreation	1970
Newport Waterworks Road Detention Dam	Campbell	31	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Plum Creek Frs No 3	Shelby	31	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Fox Creek Frs 3	Fleming	31	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Lower Eagle Creek Golf Course Dam	Oldham	31	Poor	Recreation	1967
Madisonville Reservoir 2 Dam	Hopkins	30	Poor	Recreation	1930
Maple Leaf Dam	Ohio	30	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1953
Mckee City Reservoir	Jackson	30	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1964
Tank Pond Dam	Boyle	29	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1920
George Brown Dam	Floyd	29	Poor	Recreation	1972
Windsor Forest Dam	Jefferson	29	Poor	Recreation	1955
Stewart Creek Frs No 1	Hopkins	29	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
West Fork Clarks River Frs No 4	Calloway	29	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction	1967
Otter Lake Dam	Hopkins	28	Poor	Recreation	1959
Pennyroyal Camp Lake Dam	Daviess	28	Poor	Recreation	1957
West Fork Mayfield Creek Frs 16	Carlisle	28	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1978
Bonita Lake	Boyd	27	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1947
Lakewood Baptist Church Dam	Jefferson	27	Poor	Recreation
Wallitsch Dam	Spencer	27	Poor	Recreation	1968
Loch Mary Reservoir Dam	Hopkins	27	Unsatisfactory	Water Supply	1950
Quinn Dam	Hancock	26	Poor	Other	1952
Bluefield Dam	Boone	25	Poor	Recreation
Otter Lake Dam 3	Hopkins	25	Poor	Recreation
Lake Reba Dam	Madison	25	Poor	Recreation	1935
Pine Knob Dam	Grayson	25	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1930
Olympian Springs Dam	Bath	25	Poor	Recreation	1972
Carlisle Lower Reservoir Dam	Nicholas	25	Poor	Water Supply	1950
Obion Creek Srs 44	Graves	25	Poor	Other	1964
Eminence Lake Dam	Henry	24	Poor	Recreation	1950
Hardin County Sportsman Lake Dam	Hardin	23	Poor	Recreation	1957
Madisonville Reservoir 1 Dam	Hopkins	22	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1930
West Fork Clarks River Frs No 20	Graves	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
East Fork Clarks River Frs No 32	Marshall	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
East Fork Clarks River Frs No 33	Marshall	21	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Montgomery Land Fill Pond No 5	Montgomery	20	Poor	Other	1995
Montgomery Land Fill Pond No 6	Montgomery	19	Poor	Other	1995
Nortonville Lake Dam	Hopkins	17	Poor	Recreation	1940
Duncan Nave Dam	Jessamine	15	Poor	Recreation	1930
Gilbert Dam	Bullitt	15	Poor	Recreation	1985

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